"Sleepy Hollow" or 18th Century terrain & Minis
Basic Winter Birch Trees
The idea is to make a line of Birch trees that are bare of leafs. Plenty of space on either side of them as well as through them to allow for playability. Not having leaves makes them quick and easy to make too.
I found these dried up branches in a pot in our garden in November. They look very mini tree like to me. I try to save dried roots and other bits from nature. You never know when they may come in handy for terrain.
STEP 1. Choose long thin pieces that branch out at the top. Find a suitable organic shaped base. Drill holes for the trees into the base. Remember to leave space for “playability”.
STEP 2. To the base add Mod Podge then sprinkle with sand for texture. Set aside to dry.
STEP 3. Spray paint the stems with a light cover of white primer.
STEP 4. To the base paint and add static grass and ground cover to your liking.
STEP 5. When base and stems are dry, CA glue the stems to the predrilled holes in the base.
STEP 6. Add thin grey horizontal lines to the stems to represent the lines on real birch trunks.
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